CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA: HISTORY, POLITICS, AND CULTURE
Post-Soviet Russia has been shaped by the tension between growing state violence and the slowly emerging public sphere of protest and activism. Crossing boundaries between literary, political, cultural, and art studies, draw on investigative journalism as well as contemporary Russian film, fiction, and art in order to explore the peculiar, yet not unprecedented cult of violence that underlies the Russian political climate and the alternatives suggested by activist opposition.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Acquire basic knowledge of Russia’s history, literature, performance arts, and film of the last two decades Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop an ability to interpret politics through a cultural lens Audience: Undergraduate 3. Improve and refine academic writing skills. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Acquire basic knowledge of Russia’s history, literature, performance arts, and film of the last two decades Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop an ability to interpret politics through a cultural lens Audience: Undergraduate 3. Improve and refine academic writing skills. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027